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		<description><![CDATA[Tiny House Living is a newsletter on tiny houses, simple living, and sustainable architecture. The following are excerpts from news recent articles. Tiny House Update www.youtube.com Damage after an EF3 tornado came through my yard. episode 15 the one with &#8230; <a href="http://www.tinyhouseliving.com/2012/01/16/issue/tiny-house-living-january-16-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="scrd_header">Tiny House Living is a newsletter on tiny houses, simple living, and sustainable architecture. The following are excerpts from news recent articles.</p>
<div class="scrd_digest"><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph-H8Px-qjo" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" style="height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBRlTt059w_SfF4&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;url=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/ph-H8Px-qjo/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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Damage after an EF3 tornado came through my yard.</span></span></div>
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<div class="scrd_digest"><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6cQ-kAB-M" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" style="height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDu7RhkIW-fm-n5&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;url=http://i3.ytimg.com/vi/vK6cQ-kAB-M/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" /></a></span></span></div>
<div class="scrd_digest"><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"> <a id="" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6cQ-kAB-M" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 15 the one with wall 4 nailing and sheathing</a><br />
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Here we finnish up nailing and sheathing wall 4 and get it ready for standing up in the micro house project. As always don&#8217;t forget to subscribe so you don&#8217;t&#8230;</span></span></div>
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<p><a id="" title="" href="http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news-channel/45941488#45941488" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQAX_lyBEuSndDBG&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/__News+Channel/nc_tinyhouse0110_500kmsnbc_120110.standard.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://video.msnbc.msn.com/nbc-news-channel/45941488#45941488" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Couple downsizes to 129 sq. ft. home</a><br />
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Video on msnbc.com: “It’s like a sailboat on wheels,” says a Colorado woman of the 129-square-foot home she shares with her husband. KUSA-TV’s Nick McGurk takes a tour of the tiny abode.</p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/tinyhousedesign/posts/234180216656228" rel="external">Slightly off topic but an important consideration when designing a solar system&#8230;</a><br />
<span class="thl_description">Slightly off topic but an important consideration when designing a solar system for your tiny house. Placing photovoltaic panels on a roof makes a lot of sense but it makes cleaning and snow removal a bit tougher than a ground mounted tracker or rack.</span></span></p>
<p><a id="" title="" href="http://solarbaby.org/?p=1347" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCPePpvWftzWotf&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://solarbaby.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/larry_cleaning_panels-300x200.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://solarbaby.org/?p=1347" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cleaning Snow Off Solar Panels On A Roof | Solar Baby</a><br />
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Moving our solar panels to our barn roof meant we gave up how easy they were to clean when they were on the ground in front of the house. Even I cleaned&#8230;</p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/ice-fishing-shackhutshanty-mania-ten.html" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDThn44a8UrH6Wc&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QTU5Vxi4zlY/TxC60VyEG0I/AAAAAAAABgA/oy1jDINUBZA/s72-c/ice+hut.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/ice-fishing-shackhutshanty-mania-ten.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Relaxshacks.com: Ice Fishing Shack/Hut/Shanty Mania&#8230;. TEN very cool lil&#8217; fishin&#8217; cabins&#8230;.</a><br />
relaxshacks.blogspot.com</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.cabindesignandbuilding.com/?p=1341" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDnf32RpDsLkIYS&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://www.cabindesignandbuilding.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Outhouse600.png" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.cabindesignandbuilding.com/?p=1341" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fun Tiny Design – An Adirondack Outhouse</a><br />
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Occasionally people ask me (especially at cocktail parties) what I’m working on in with my private clients and of course I do not want to sound boring. I was thinking of what project recently would be the least boring and&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://thistinyhouse.com/2012/pedal-powered-shanty-boat" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCVPSR-PgRNXna8&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://thistinyhouse.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/escargot3.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://thistinyhouse.com/2012/pedal-powered-shanty-boat" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pedal-powered Shanty Boat | This Tiny House</a><br />
thistinyhouse.com<br />
The 18&#8217;6 x 6&#8242; Escargot is a pedal-powered boat designed by Phil Thiel. I absolutely love the idea of this small, easy-to-build shanty boat as a house. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://tinyhouseblog.com/small-house-feature/i-can-really-cook-in-my-tiny-kitchenette/" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDGBoApsizmWJ_e&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://tinyhouseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMG_7661.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://tinyhouseblog.com/small-house-feature/i-can-really-cook-in-my-tiny-kitchenette/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Can Really Cook in my Tiny Kitchenette</a><br />
tinyhouseblog.com<br />
Guest Post by Heather Neilson We are nearing the four month mark of using our basement kitchenette while we are remodeling the upstairs kitchen/dining/family room areas. At first down sizing to such a small area seemed like an impossible task for a family of six, with a mom who LOVES to cook. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://tinyhouseblog.com/how-to-2/tiny-house-drafting/" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBVSC4r3yWe_SYc&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://tinyhouseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Tiny-House-Layout.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://tinyhouseblog.com/how-to-2/tiny-house-drafting/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tiny House Drafting</a><br />
tinyhouseblog.com<br />
Although we are not too familiar with the either company, the website room planner allows anyone to draft up a room, apartment, or even a tiny home for free!</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.thetinylife.com/karlsson-tiny-house/" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBXEdNLWK4a6FoO&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://www.thetinylife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ksasa1jpg.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.thetinylife.com/karlsson-tiny-house/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Tiny Life , Archive » Karlsson Tiny House</a><br />
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a great Scandinavian Tiny House, The Karlsson House is a very small summer cottage&#8230;</span><br />
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<span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.saranapark.com/post/15710618576/sarana-house-interior" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQA8FxcT9v5quof-&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6682391453_008a1ae560.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.saranapark.com/post/15710618576/sarana-house-interior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarana House Interior</a><br />
www.saranapark.com<br />
The interior of Sarana House, one of two “tiny houses” we currently occupy, is finally complete enough to be photographed! There are still details to attend to &#8211; finishing all of the trim, getting one more light fixture in place, and connecting our propane boat heater &#8211; but we are happily enjoying&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/1909/Sol-Duc-Cabin" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQASRYCZtWSt7ubW&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/gallery_cache/1909/430_380/Sol-Duc-Cabin_02.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.olsonkundigarchitects.com/Projects/1909/Sol-Duc-Cabin" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Olson Kundig Architects &#8211; Projects &#8211; Sol Duc Cabin</a><br />
www.olsonkundigarchitects.com<br />
Providing secure shelter for every season, this steel-clad 350 sf fishing cabin on stilts can be completely shuttered when the owner is away. The cabin’s rugged patina and raw materiality respond to the surrounding wilderness while its verticality provides a safe haven during occasional floods from &#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlrD4MKPHg" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" style="height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBNLJFToDOAYsT8&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;url=http://i4.ytimg.com/vi/odlrD4MKPHg/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odlrD4MKPHg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 14 the one about the nailing procedure of a wall frame with a window</a><br />
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This is the process of nailing a wall frame together for a micro house. there is a procedure to this in order to connect all the framing members to get the&#8230;</span></span></p>
<p><a id="" title="" href="http://dornob.com/striking-silver-airstream-sterling-revisits-classic-trailer/" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQD1-xbJJO5HGoyM&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://dornob.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-modern-airstream-interior-220x140.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://dornob.com/striking-silver-airstream-sterling-revisits-classic-trailer/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Striking Silver: ‘Airstream Sterling’ Revisits Classic Trailer</a><br />
dornob.com<br />
Striking Silver: ‘Airstream Sterling’ Revisits Classic Trailer</p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1380336773001" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDG_szp0mTkRNBC&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://bcdownload.gannett.edgesuite.net/ksdk/35121359001/35121359001_1380490652001_th-1379987117001.jpg?pubId=35121359001" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.ksdk.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=1380336773001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colorado couple opts for tiny home in world of McMansions</a><br />
www.ksdk.com<br />
A Colorado couple downsized their home significantly. The elbow room is modest, to say the least.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/micro-ice-fishing-shack-fort-on-feet.html" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCQaE4ONDtvXjz_&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rPa0oB5Ear4/TwvJibMhxEI/AAAAAAAABcw/sFXyu4ZUkgI/s72-c/Quick+Camps+and+Leg+Cramps+fort+shack+tiny+house+small+home+cabin+humble+homes+simple+shacks+derek+deek+diedricksen.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://relaxshacks.blogspot.com/2012/01/micro-ice-fishing-shack-fort-on-feet.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Relaxshacks.com: A micro ice fishing shack- The &#8220;Fort On Feet&#8221; part two&#8230;.</a><br />
relaxshacks.blogspot.com</span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://solarburrito.com/2012/01/08/new-zealand-tree-house-w-bath-tub-draw-bridge/" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQCgGPlQn1-b0MYF&amp;w=90&amp;h=90&amp;url=http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SuvG7rgvhuQ/Twpeo3zx1CI/AAAAAAAAAXc/7udfNxX_TZw/s1600/DSC_2109.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://solarburrito.com/2012/01/08/new-zealand-tree-house-w-bath-tub-draw-bridge/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">» New Zealand Tree House w/ Bath Tub &amp; Draw Bridge Solar Burrito Blog</a><br />
solarburrito.com<br />
The tree bach was built by a group of friends in Palmerston North, New Zealand. It was constructed largely in the dark of the night as most of the builders had full time jobs during the day. It consists largely of donated materials or from rubbish laying around Jono’s parents farm. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbrUk2xYBo" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" style="height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQDhYnJqqHc4av-t&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;url=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/lDbrUk2xYBo/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDbrUk2xYBo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thoreauvian simple living: unelectrified, timeless tiny home</a><br />
www.youtube.com<br />
Seven years ago Diana and Michael Lorence moved to a 12-foot-square home without electricity in the coastal mountains of Northern California. </span></span></p>
<p><span class="thl_link"><span class="thl_description"><a id="" title="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBxkqE6kgNo" rel="nofollow" target=""><img class="img" style="height: 90px;" src="http://external.ak.fbcdn.net/safe_image.php?d=AQBqb6npf-5mkthU&amp;w=130&amp;h=130&amp;url=http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/xBxkqE6kgNo/hqdefault.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a id="" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBxkqE6kgNo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">episode 13 3 walls up</a><br />
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This is the house starting to take shape .lots in store for 2012 subscribe for all the goodness and see the project site at <a href="http://kevinsmicrohomestead.wordp/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://kevinsmicrohomestead.wordp/</a>&#8230;</span><br />
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